Tia Mowry Writes Open Letter to Her Sister Tamera Praising Her as a Mom

Twin sisters Tamera and Tia Mowry share the same face, the same show, and now the same role as mothers. Tamera gave birth to her first son, Aden, in November and her twin was there to share her joy of welcoming an amazing new life into the world. Now, Tia has written an open letter to Tamera praising her strength and courage in the delivery room as well as how naturally motherhood comes to the star mama.

"You handled your birthing process with such grace and beauty. While doing so you looked so beautiful," Tia pens on their blog, Tia and Tamera. She goes on to say that watching Tamera birth her son was like looking in a mirror, as she delivered a baby a year prior.

That sentiment is actually kind of amazing. Imagine watching your identical twin go through something as intense and beautiful as having a baby and having it remind you of yourself. I'm not sure I'd want to see myself give birth. I'd be too critical, thinking, "Ugh, I need some mascara or something."

But Tia found the experience to be humbling and life-changing. In fact, she writes that now the sisters have more in common than ever, saying "I am so happy you get to experience one of the greatest things that could ever happen to you."

I agree with Mowry's assessment of having a baby. The days my daughters were born were without question the best days of my life. There is no joy on earth that even comes close to holding your baby for the first time. Friends tried to prepare me for what motherhood would feel like but I could not possibly have imagined the experience until it happened to me.

Meanwhile, I have a younger sister and can only imagine how proud I would feel if she welcomed a baby into the world. Having gone through it myself, I know how much courage and strength it takes to go through labor and delivery. I'm also pretty sure that like Tia Mowry, I would love that baby just as much as my sister would!

If you have watched a friend or family member give birth, how would you describe the experience?

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